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Sumt er fand State of South Carolina, .have invented certain new and useful -lmprovejv, ments 1nA Ignition Devices, ofwhich the following is a specilicetion, reference being had to theeccompenying drawing.'4

' rfor internal combustion .engines and. parA ticularly to devicesin which a' high tension,

'.lhis invention reletesto ignition devices i voscillating magneto is employed;`

" 15 v,neto that'will be simple,

The'objects .ofthe invention. are to broduce en eti-rangement for to mount themegneto in close proxmityjto ,the spark" plug,

bei bolted or otherwise secured to the engine cylinder,

operating l-nieans for trippingthe magneto.

` f theengine Anotherobjectof .my invention is to p ro- ,vlde means for 'operating the oscillating magneto-.by e' push rod directly engaging'- p'ston, which I here describe and broadly claim.

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` upon its shet a triplever 9 connected to 1 t denotes the cylinder vheed of. the engine,

andi the cylinder vsall'g''denotes the e gine piston. At is shown partlyin section o breclietjadaptedto beeecured in any sultablemanner to the cylinder head; in this bracket, tapped hole or otherwise i F35# mountedfisv onordin'ary. spark plug 5,.and' a L push rod 6; The bracket may have Ie later-1 ally extending shelf portion 7, or this shelf may be separate from the braclnetgv On this Shelf is'mounted a suitableoscillating magneto vindicated by the numeral 8,- having which is e suitable spring 10, the lower end .f of which is ysecured to vSome portion ofthe "magnetdbracket, or engine freine, indicated at li.

The highl teneion magneto 8 is connected to the speri; pllig 5 by means of asuitable cable'l2, thelengtli of which is reducedton a minimum, owing to the compact -arrange 'so i f 'f e rnent of the epgparetus.`

:ioN'I'rIoir 'envien' operating the inegi? cheap and eiiicient;

y and lto mount both spark` vplug and magneto on'a bracket adapted to j 'said bracket -carryii'lgl all of 'the of same.

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push rod 6 towardthe which ismovablysupported aflatch 1 9 no'r .mally held. in operative `position byv the 65.

\ spring 20. Suitable means suchas tlievscrew 2l is provided `at the end of this latch whereu by the length 'of the engaging end v22' of Thev rod @has e "collar 15 attaclied'to y hisand they downwardly eiplaceda spring 16 which' A 6 0 v1*7 `liniitngf the inward `1 4saine may be adjustedinrelaton to the up .wardly extending .portion of 9Iin eingeegge-V nientr therewith. s v

In operatiomonthe stroke ofthe i i piston2 6 is pushed outwardly and the end 22.1 i

of same'engage's the trip .9, Nearthe end 'of the outward; stroke, 2 2 is Suddenly releasedl and bygspringrlO, va'yiolent 1 `oscillation of the'inagneto shaft is .produced andthe currentgenereted therebyiscon-v ducted `by .cable 12.to. spark 'Ringo and e- 'by Sliding od 9,

spark producedv the'reat.., By adjusting screw Q2; the time etwhichthe l.end `22 of the latch releases the dog 9 canbe varied, thereby timing theignitionpointlj It Willbe obvious thatqon thefb'ackward strokeof vpush rod 6, the letch rides over the upwardly projecting portion of .9 and thema'gneto is not operated,`

Hai/'ing-y thus described claim: s

in said cylinder, meensl'engaging said'piston my invention, I

1.. In coijubinatio1i, an engine an. electric. v'generator adjacent .jthereto, a piston eefy forl actuatingfsaid generator, a sperlcplug, i

and a common supportjfor szt'id` actuating' -Ineans andplug.

2. lncombination, on engine cylinder, e

piston'in `said cylinderga support Vattached to 4said cylinder, e.. spark plug carried by .said support and haying its points coln nnnriicating` with .the .combustion .space 1n 'said cylinder, en electricgen'erator carried by said support, `and ineans positioned by seidsupportjengegi g-fsaid plstonl end iactuetingsaid generator. y

3:" In' combination, an'. internal vcombmuetion engine, a bracket mountedv thereon 'comprise l "inga' closure for an aperturecommunicating' with the'` cylinder- .of'said engine, a spark plu g carried eating with the combustion space in said cylinder, a generator carried by said bracket, and means for actuating said generator carried by said bracket. and adapted to project therethrough and engaging said piston, substantially as described.

4. In combination, an` engine cylinder, an electric generator adjacent thereto, a piston in said cylinder, and means extending through the Wall of said cylinder engaging said piston for actuating said generator.

5. In combination, an engine cylinder, an electric generator adjacentV thereto, a piston in said engine cylinder, a push rod engaged Ailo-y said piston and adapted to actuate said generator, and means for varying the time of actuation of said generator by said pushV rod.

6. In combination, an engine cylinder, an

electric generator adjacent thereto, a piston in said engine cylinder, a push rod engaged erable 'device carried on said rod, suband ,adapted tol actuate said by said piston means for varying the time generator, and

vof lactuation or' said generator by said push rod, said, means including a manually opstantially as described. y

7 In combination, an engine cylinder, an electric generator disposed outside of said cylinder, a piston in said cylinder, `a sliding rod extending through the wall of the cylinder and adaptedto be engaged by the piston,

electric generator` disposed outside ot said cylinder, a piston in said cylinder, a sliding @oplet of this patent may be obtained for in said bracket and communi electric generator i ton,

rod extending through thewall of the cylinder and adapted to .be engaged by the piston,

porting the outerend of said rod, a' spring for normally forcing saidrodintofthe cylina stop fory limiting the inward. inove-k ment of said rod' and a yielding latch'pivi said rod, Said-latch being 1.

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tally carried `by adapted to engage and actuate said electric generator when the rod is moved outwardly,

9 In combination, an engine cylinder,yan disposed outside ofVv said cylinder, a piston der and `adapted to a bracket carried by the cylinder and supporting spring forv normally lforcing saidrod into the cylinder, a stopv for limitingthe inward movement of said rod, a .yielding latch pivsaid rod, said latch being otally carried by a bracket carried by the cylinder and rSupa in said cylinder, a sliding rod extending through the'wallo'f the cylinn` be engaged by the pisl- 6.0 the outer end of said rod, a

adapted to engageand actuate said electric generator when latch for varying the time of releasing-the generator. 5

trip lever, a spring connected to saidA .tripV n the rod is moved outwardly i and meansfor adJusting the position ofthe i i l` 10. .In combination an engineV cylinder, a i v bracket attached to said en ine cylinder, an Y electric generator carried and having an 'armature shaft carrying a Y yl said bracket Y lever for returning the armature shaft when released to produce ignition current,"a pis-` ton in said cylinder, a rod extending through the wall of the cylinder and adapted to engage the piston, a spring fornormally forcv ing said the inward movement of said rod anda rod inwardly, a stop for `limiting yielding latch carried by therod and adapt-1 ed to engage said trip lever for turning the 7 85 same against the tension of the spring.y

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiX Y signature.

five centii each, by addressing the Commiesiioiner of Patents.

. Washington, D. C.

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